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“The Spy Who Came in From the Cold”

Because of the events in Isla Vista last weekend, this event has been rescheduled to Fall quarter. The Center for Cold War Studies and International History (CCWS) will be showing the 1965 film "The Spy Who Came In From the Cold," based on the classic novel of the same name by John Le Carre. The […]

Sight: Seeing Race Through the Eyes of the Blind

Come join the Black Studies Graduate Colloquium this Wednesday at 4pm in South Hall 3711 for a talk by Dr. Osagie Obasogie (UC Hastings Professor of Law) from his new book, Blinded by Sight: Seeing Race through the Eyes of the Blind.

History Student Award Ceremony

The UCSB History Associates and the Department of History will honor the the recipients of this year's student awards. Please let Bob Ortega (bortega@hfa.ucsb.edu) know if you plan to attend this event.

History Graduation Reception 2014

We are pleased to invite you to the Annual UC Santa Barbara History Department Graduation Reception. Please join the History faculty and your fellow students for a reception: Sunday June 15, 2014 10:00am-12:00pm HSSB 4020 Please R.S.V.P by Friday June 6, 2014 This celebration will be for all graduates of the 2013-2014 Bachelors of Arts […]

Hotel Mariachi: Urban Space and Cultural Heritage in Los Angeles (FREE!)

Thursday, September 18, 2014Mariachi 5:00 p.m. Lecture 5:30 p.m. Presidio Chapel, El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park 123 East Canon Perdido Street, Santa Barbara For more information: 805-965-0093 or www.sbthp.org Join the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation as Catherine Kurland and Evangeline Ordaz-Molina discuss Hotel Mariachi, their book which depicts the mariachi […]

2014-2015 New Majors Meeting

Please join faculty members from the Department of History for a New Majors MeetingTuesday September 30th from 1-2pm in HSSB 4020 This a great opportunity for all new majors to meet members of the History faculty, the Department Chair, and Faculty Advisors